By Sevil Omer, NBC News
Police in Westminster, Colo., say they have made an arrest in the killing of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway.
Jessica Ridgeway went missing on her way to school on Oct. 5, 2012.
Police received a call late Tuesday evening that led them to a home near the Ketner Lake Open Space in Westminster, a Denver suburb, according to a police press release.
"With this discovery, police are able to announce we have made an arrest in the Ridgeway murder investigation," police said in a statement.
A press conference is scheduled Wednesday afternoon for investigators to reveal additional details about the suspect and arrest, police said.
Jessica was abducted on her way to school on Oct. 5. Her body was found Oct. 10 in a nearby field. Her school backpack was found three days later in Superior, another Denver suburb about seven miles northwest of her home.
Police in Westminster, Colo., say they have made an arrest in the killing of 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway.
Police received a call late Tuesday evening that led them to a home near the Ketner Lake Open Space in Westminster, a Denver suburb, according to a police press release.
"With this discovery, police are able to announce we have made an arrest in the Ridgeway murder investigation," police said in a statement.
A press conference is scheduled Wednesday afternoon for investigators to reveal additional details about the suspect and arrest, police said.
Jessica was abducted on her way to school on Oct. 5. Her body was found Oct. 10 in a nearby field. Her school backpack was found three days later in Superior, another Denver suburb about seven miles northwest of her home.